Injured crewman flown to hospital

A crewman on board a British registered trawler was air lifted to Tralee hospital, yesterday afternoon after breaking three fingers…

A crewman on board a British registered trawler was air lifted to Tralee hospital, yesterday afternoon after breaking three fingers and severing another during the rescue of two colleagues who fell overboard.

The incident happened about 150 miles west of Valentia Island yesterday morning.

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